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Navigating the complexity of skull base osteomyelitis: a case study and comprehensive review
Kenza Horache1, Manal Jidal1, Najwa El Kettani1
1Neuroradiology Department, Specialty Hospital of Rabat, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui Rabat - Institut B.P 6527, Morocco.
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
|May 6, 2024
Summary
Skull base osteomyelitis is a rare, life-threatening infection. This case highlights a fatal outcome despite aggressive treatment for an intra-clival abscess, emphasizing poor prognosis in complex skull base infections.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Otolaryngology
- Radiology
Background:
- Skull base osteomyelitis is a rare and severe infection.
- Often occurs in elderly diabetic patients secondary to ear or sinus infections.
- Diagnosis relies on clinical suspicion, imaging, negative malignancy biopsies, and microbiology.
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